African Americans -- New Jersey -- Newark

Scope and Contents This collection contains research materials related to the Northwestern University Project on Governmental Responses to Crime led by Dr. Dorothy Guyot. Guyot, at one time an Associate Professor at the School of Criminal Justice of Rutgers University, later became a faculty member at St. John's College, Annapolis, MD. Guyot is the author of "They Say the Commissioner Is Too Lenient" (1977), "Bending Granite: Attempts to Change the Rank Structure of American Police Departments" (1978), and...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of 3 archival boxes containing photocopies of presentments, reports and affidavits related to death and police abuse that occurred during the civil disturbances in Newark from July 13 through July 18, 1967. Box #2 duplicate of Box #1 not for public use. Box #3 includes files labeled as "Rose Lee Abraham," "Tedock Bell," "Rebecca Brown," " Hatti Gainer," "Raymond Gilmer," "Ike Harrison," "Jesse Mae Jones," "RUFUS Council," "William Furr, Joey Bass," "Albert Mersier,"...